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Sally Gap in Wicklow closed due to 'treacherous conditions'
Mountain Rescue personnel evacuated 13 people from a stranded bus yesterday.
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Mountain Rescue personnel evacuated 13 people from a stranded bus yesterday.
Wicklow Fire Service has been battling dozens of fires in the area for several days.
At the peak of the fires yesterday, 70 firefighters around the county were tackling blazes.
Gardaí believe the remains were thrown out of a moving vehicle along a rural road in the Sally Gap.
The road is currently impassable.
Two men had been arrested in relation to the raids.
Teresa Wall says he fall was caused by a hole in old railway sleepers.
The judgement will have serious repercussions for Ireland’s national parks.
Teresa Wall says the ‘boardwalk was in a disgraceful state’.
Brendan Beirne’s family have been evacuated from their home four times in the last six weeks.
The 40-strong team of volunteers responded to over 100 call-outs in the past 12 months.
Meanwhile Met Éireann has ended the weather warning – but said it’s going to remain really cold.
At least two cars were found with their windows smashed, seats ripped and batteries removed.
Rescue services call for warning signs to alert motorists to ice and snow-laden roads over Sally Gap.
Wicklow Mountain Rescue has asked motorists to avoid roads around the Sally Gap area as some became stuck in the snow overnight.
The drivers had attempted to cross the Sally Gap as snow fell.
Mountain rescue teams were also summoned into action to rescue a family of five during a busy day of rescues yesterday.